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UMR TEAM WINS FIRST PLACE, KEEPS NATIONAL TITLE IN HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE RACE MAY 2-4

Posted by on May 6, 2003

Engineering students from the University of Missouri-Rolla are repeat champions in the annual Human-Powered Vehicle Competition (HPVC) May 2-4 in Rolla.

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UMR PLACES SECOND IN ANNUAL "CONCRETE CANOE" RACE

Posted by on May 6, 2003

Students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently showed their engineering skills designing, constructing and racing a concrete canoe, placing second overall in the Mid-Continent Concrete Canoe competition in Manhattan, Kan., the site of this year’s regional Concrete Canoe Competition.

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UMR BRIDGE-BUILDERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

Posted by on May 6, 2003

A team of engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla finished second in a regional bridge-building competition and will test their mettle again in a national event later this month.

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UMR PERFORMING ARTS SERIES CONCLUDES WITH JAMES SEWELL BALLET MAY 9

Posted by on May 2, 2003

ROLLA, Mo. — Tickets are on sale now for a performance of the James Sewell Ballet. This is the latest installment in the 2002-2003 season of the University of Missouri-Rolla Campus Performing Arts Series and will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall on the UMR campus.

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UMR STUDENTS WIN FIRST PLACE AND BEST CHAPTER AWARD AT AERONAUTICS/ASTRONAUTICS MEETING

Posted by on May 1, 2003

Dave Drake of Paragould, Ark., a graduate student in aerospace engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, won first place in the graduate student competition, and Trent Taylor of Mt. Vernon, Mo., a senior in aerospace engineering, won first place in the undergraduate student competition at the 2003 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region […]

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THREE UMR STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT REGIONAL ASME CONFERENCE

Posted by on May 1, 2003

Three undergraduate students from the University of Missouri-Rolla recently won awards for their presentations at the 2003 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Regional Student Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.

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UMR SERVES AS MISSOURI’S HEADQUARTERS FOR TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES

Posted by on April 21, 2003

Assisting communities with their transportation needs is the purpose of the University of Missouri-Rolla’s new Missouri Local Transportation Resource Center (MLTRC). The program offers training and assistance for Missouri cities and counties.

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"Father of Appalachian studies" is topic of UMR author’s book

Posted by on April 17, 2003

Often referred to by the press as “Mr. Appalachia,” Cratis D. Williams was a pioneer in the field of Appalachian Studies. A newly published book co-edited by his son, Dr. David Cratis Williams of the University of Missouri-Rolla, chronicles Williams’ memoirs of childhood in Kentucky.

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Minority and Women in Engineering Program chosen for $100,000 grant

Posted by on April 17, 2003

The Minority and Women in Engineering Program at the University of Missouri-Rolla will receive $100,000 over the next five years through the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Scholars Program. UMR is one of only 13 universities in the nation chosen for the designation.

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U.S. News ranks UMR among top graduate engineering programs

Posted by on April 5, 2003

The University of Missouri-Rolla is one of the nation’s top graduate engineering schools listed in U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings of graduate schools.

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